Total Crime Rate

45.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

King Edward Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Rainford , and the 229th lowest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Edward Road (WA10 6LD) in the last 12 months was 45.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% lower than the Rainford average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Edward Road (WA10 6LD), the main crime hotspot is near Tennis Street. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in King Edward Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huyton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Chantry Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Masefield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Speakman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huyton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammill Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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